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Watching Government
August 2026
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at June 1, 2026 Meeting Shall the council: 91. Authorize the mayor to spend $280,000 to purchase property from the owner, The Oeser Company? The 20-acre parcel is undeveloped and located near the north end of Lake Whatcom.The … Continue reading
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July 2026
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at May 11, 2026 Meeting Shall the council: 75. Authorize the mayor to extend sewer service to 2863 Seaview Circle? The residence located at 2863 Seaview Circle was constructed in 1949. It is served with water from City … Continue reading
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June 2026
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at April 13, 2026 Meeting Shall the council: 46. Authorize the mayor to sign a $590,000 purchase and sale agreement with Connor McCollum for surplus property located at 858 E. Smith Road? This 0.97-acre of city-owned parcel has … Continue reading
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April-May 2026
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at February 9, 2026 Meeting Shall the council: 12. Declare a duplex building located at 1504 and 1506 I Street as surplus? (Public hearing held.) The property will be designated for special disposition through a negotiated sale using … Continue reading
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March 2026
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at January 5, 2026 Meeting Shall the council: 1. Authorize the mayor to spend $1.8 million to purchase 5.02 acres of property from Loren Demuth and Theresa Green and a 1.36-acre conservation easement located on a separate parcel … Continue reading
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February 2026
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at December 8, 2025 Meeting Shall the council: 248. Authorize the mayor to spend $289,000 purchase a 3.62-acre property from Derek and Amanda Hahn? The property will be acquired through the Lake Whatcom Watershed Land Acquisition and Preservation … Continue reading
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January 2026
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at November 3, 2025 Meeting Shall the council: 215. Authorize the mayor to close the $75,470 real estate transaction with the property owner, BNSF Railway Company? The property is being acquired for street improvements. The property is located … Continue reading
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October/November 2025
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at August 11, 2025 Meeting Shall the council: 153. Authorize the mayor to spend $310,000 to purchase 5.92 acres on Toad Lake Road from property owners Robert Cessaro and Christa Russell? The Lake Whatcom Watershed property has one … Continue reading
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September 2025
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at July 7, 2025 Meeting Shall the council: 135. Authorize outside counsel to sign an agreement to settle a worker’s compensation appeal? The Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals is settled for $21,422. (Discussed in Executive Session.) Motion carried … Continue reading
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August 2025
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at June 9, 2025 Meeting Mayor’s report 106. The mayor reappointed Kendra Bradford to her third term on the Sehome Hill Arboretum Board of Governors. The arboretum site is 175.5 acres; the city owns 137.5 acres and Western … Continue reading
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